Epithelial Tissues

Question 1

Classified by two things:

Answer 1

shape & number of cell layers

Question 2

what shapes can epithelial be?

Answer 2

squamous, cuboidal, or columnar

Question 3

what about layers?

Answer 3

simple is one; stratified is more than one

Question 4

Simple Squamous function

Answer 4

filtration, diffusion, osmosis; covers surfaces

Question 5

Simple Squamous shape

Answer 5

single layer of thin, flattened cells; tightly packed; thin nuclei

Question 6

Simple Cuboidal function

Answer 6

protection, secretion

Question 7

Simple Cuboidal shape

Answer 7

single layer of cube shaped cells with centrally located nuclei

Question 8

Simple Cuboidal is found where?

Answer 8

lines kidney tubules, covers ovaries, and the ducts of some glands

Question 9

Simple Squamous is found where?

Answer 9

lungs, lines blood, lymph vessels and cavities

Question 10

Simple Columnar function

Answer 10

protection, secretion, and absorption

Question 11

Simple Columnar shape

Answer 11

one row of tall, elongated cells with nuclei toward the bottom; may have microvilli

Question 12

Simple Columnar may be…

Answer 12

ciliated/nonciliated

Question 13

Ciliated Simple Columnar

Answer 13

cilia is long extensions from the free surface of cells’ they beat in a certain direction to move cells/mucus
ciliated are found in the uterine tubes (help move egg towards uterus)

Question 14

Unciliated Simple Columnar

Answer 14

line the uterus, stomach, and intestines
protect underlying tissues, discrete digestive fluids, and absorb nutrients

Question 15

Goblet cells